You must be psychic.
Posted on 05/20/2007 10:09:38 PM PDT by Rennes Templar
Fewer than 20 senators are publicly committed to supporting the immigration deal that hits the Senate floor today while nearly 40 are already opposed or have serious concerns, underscoring how difficult it will be for President Bush and his allies to craft a coalition that can pass the bill.
A Washington Times survey of Senate offices and public comments after the deal was announced Thursday found an additional 32 senators who said they cannot even take a position yet -- a result of the fact that the deal was written in secret by a dozen senators and the Bush administration, wasn't even finalized until yesterday and still hasn't reached many Senate offices.
"I did not agree to any immigration deal and was not part of the negotiations," said Sen. Jim Bunning, Kentucky Republican and a likely opponent. "From what I have heard about the bill, it gives amnesty to the estimated 12.5 million illegal immigrants in this country."
Senators will be asked to make their first vote on the measure today, on whether to begin debating the bill. It will require 60 votes to pass, and leaders of both parties are urging their members to vote for it, so the debate can at least begin.
Opposition comes from the left and the right -- and both sides are vowing to offer amendments to try to move the bill. What is not clear is whether the two sides will be willing to team up to scuttle the bill.
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
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I want that poodle Graham removed from office to teach the out of touch pols a lesson.
Excellent. Kyl already planning an exit strategy from his own turkey legislation.
I am calling again Monday. Most of my relatives will be calling too. We must NEVER let up the heat on the traitors. I have never in my life been so disappointed with our leaders in government. They must laugh at us behind closed doors. We should no longer be talking of a “fence” along the border. We need to talk of an impregnable wall. We cannot allow our beloved Republic to be destroyed because a socialist hell hole south of us doesn’t want to reform. We would be condemning our children to a socialist hell if we don’t turn by the traitors in Congress.
opps.. turn by == turn back
WRITE! WRITE! WRITE! WRITE! TILL YOU RUN OUT OF INK IN YOUR PEN!
Bombard the Democrats as well, especially the ones that ran on an anti immigration plank and the ones in marginal districts who could be vulnerable. keep pounding on them.
I was wrong, they laugh at us right in front of our faces. I can’t wait to get up calling... I don’t trust our leaders to do the right thing, unless they really feel the heat..
Calling it a deal is political chicanery of the highest order.
I like the WA Times, but I don’t buy their numbers. Unless the public outrage reaches Old Testament levels, I would bet over 60 senators vote for this turkey.
you got that right. We must never let up until the border WALL is finished.
Sounds like the damned old soviet polit bureau at work. A few telling the rest how it's gonna be.
Photo seen round the world. Nice one!
Ber interesting to see how many cave.
"This amnesty plan is no fairy tale -- it is a bad dream," Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia said.
Very interesting indeed.
They have been hearing from some pretty damn angry people. They are going to find a way out of this bill somehow.
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